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TITE SUNDAY OREGONTAX. PORTL.ANT. MAY 17. 1914. FIGHT ENTHUSIASM GROWS IN- EUROPE Snowy Baker Says Big Bouts Have Good Drawing Power in Paris and London. CARPENTIER FRENCH IDOL Australian Promoter Thinks Moran Miould Have Little Trouble In Itefcatlng .Tack Johnson, If 11c Is Any tiooih BY HARRY B. SMITH. SAN FRAKCISt'O, May 16. Snowy Baker, Australia's premier boxing pro moter, who Is on his way buck to the Antipodes, after afx months passed in studying the game of fisticuffs not only in America but in England and France, had some interesting observations to make the other day in San Francisco on the subject of the way the sport is beinp followed in foreign countries. First of all. Baker said there is a wave of enthusiasm for the game in Europe, particularly in France and England. He doesn't pretend that bouts draw as much money in Paris and London as they do in centers in the United States, but says that where the big heavyweight contests are con cerned, there is little question as to heir drawing power. "Georges Carpentier is an idol in France," said Baker. "The women and the men. too. are crazy about him, for he Is an Ideal-looking chap, both in general appearance as well as a ring ster. I consider him my ideal of a boxer from what I saw of him and I would not be surprised in. the least if he should whip Gunboat Smith." Johnson's Defeat Predicted. Another interesting phase of Baker's interview is the statement he issued that Frank Moran, if he is any sort of a fighter, will whip Jack Johnson. "I don't know much about Moran," explained Baker, "but if he is half as good as his friends claim, he ought to beat the negro. Johnson is only a shell of the fighter who licked Tommy Burns in Australia. He looks good at first glance, but he lacks the snap and vigor. There are stories told of dissipation that do not speak well for hhn." Baker left the middle of' the week for home, buU promised when he left that he would return next year and every year after that, although, of course, he will not make the six-month trips as in the present instance. He now has under contract 31 fighters, in cluding several Knglish and French boys who were signed up while he was on tho continent. Some of them, natur ally, are not much account and they will be weeded out as fast as possible. Ritchie Still Wanted. The Sydney promoter has not alto gether despaired of coaxing Willie Ritchie to make the trip to Australia, lie agrees that there isn't much of a chance as long' as Ritchie can drag down $10,000 guarantees in this coun try for 10-round bouts, but he thinks that the lightweight champion will shortly run the list of contenders and will be glad to make the trip across the water for a series of three or four bouts. Ritchie, as has been said, likes to travel and to see the world, and the chances are that some day, sooner or later, if- he continues to wear the crown, he will be glad to avail himself of tho offer. Leach Cross is to be seen in action In San Francisco the latter part of the month. Jimmy Coffroth has matched Leach and Red Watson for a 20-round bout in San Francisco Friday night. May 29. and the flrst of the week will see Cross hard at work at one of the training camps, likely Joe Millet's es tablishment. Cross was bitterly disappointed in his failure to get on in a suggested 10 round bout in Milwaukee with Charlie White. He had been promised the en gagement in the event that Ritchie did not accept terms. Cross had all but arranged to leave for the East when the word came to him that the Ritchie White bout was on. Red Watson is far from being a top notcher In the ' lightweight ranks, but he won from Gilbert Gallant, even though that win was on a foul and naturally he is in line for future chances. The winner of the Cross-Watson af fair may be pitted against the winner of the Freddy Welsh-Harlem Tommy Murphy affair for a Fourth of July contest. In that way Coffroth hopes to drum up a suitable contender for the lightweight honors and one who will be considered as having a good chance against Ritchie, say for a September date. DIAGRAM ATI C INTERPRETATION OF THE FEDERAL NAVIGATION LAWS CONCERNING LIGHTS ON PLEASURE BOATS. ANGLERS PURSUE BASS fOMK GOOD FISHING GROUNDS ARE NEAB CITY. Tualatin River la Popular for Thli Kind of Sport Willamette River OsneKo Lake Offer Catches. Fishing is getting better every Sun day of every species whtgh makes the streams of Oregon justly famous. At this particular season many anglers are trying for bass. One of the popular bass fishing grounds Is the Tualatin River, to the south and west of Portland. " This stream runs around Portland in a semi circle, starting on the northwest and ending its junction with the Willam ette abova-Oregon City. It is a slug gish river, for the most part, hence Ideal for bass. There are no favorite pots necessary. Two car lines, the Portland, Eugene & Eastern and the Oregon Electric carry the angler to the stream. The river is accessible and trespass signs, something of recent ori gin, are few. The Oregon Electric has several early morning trains. They leave at 6:15. 7:35, 10:40 and 12:55 o'clock. Numerous evening trains over both lines afford an easy one-day trip. The Willamette River yields many fine bass, but it takes a bit more of the expert to bring them out of the big river. Favored spots are to the south of the city, along the shores near Os wego. Still another oass fishing place is north of the city, along the log booms, near the old fair grounds. To some this kind of fishing does not appeal. To the man who wants .to get a mess of Xisn. however, it does. Osweso Lake, at Oswego, is another favorite spot for bass. Still others are down the Columbia River. Many of the sloughs that are not salt abound in bass. Tho sunfish can be found anywhere in the lllamelte. In 1905. following the fair, the Government let go about 6000 of the species. By 1910 the fish could be found anywhere between the falls and the Columbia. f - "WSJ 4 COOC? G ?c? JVZiiZe JZcSnye 2LfpfiZ jfi3 Jangc I - ZM. V- MT--X . II . . " M- "V. Greorz. A , .' 1 1 f V LIGHTS MUST BURN ON CRAFT AT NIGHT Boat Owners Discover Law Officers Insist on Enforce ment of Measure. - ACCIDENTS ARE PREVENTED PROMOTERS AT SEA Fight Managers at Loss to Find Men for July 4. PAPER ATTACKS BOUTS Clubs Fear Game Will Tice Death Tiglit in Xear Future if Board Cannot Withstand Stories as They Xow Appear. SAN FRANCISCO, May 16. (Spe cial.) Strange to say, the California promoters and that goes for. McCarey as well as Coffroth do not seem to be figuring on using Ritchie for a Fourth of July bout. The truth is they have no suitable opponent, or at least an opponent who is strong enough to make It possible to guarantee the San Franciscoan anything like the $15,000 that he would demand.. Willie will 'possibly be able to se cure work in the East that will keep him busy, in the event that the English offer for a Welsh match should fall by the wayside. With one of the local papers waging a bitter warfare against the boxing game, there is no telling Just what will happen to the sport, irrespective of what may be accomplished by the State at large. The attacks for the present time are being directed against the Board of Supervisors which con trols affairs in San Francisco. The ef fort, of course, is to make the super visors refuse to issue permits to the different clubs. Every day there is a VANCOUVER MIDDLEWEIGHT I MEETS LEO COH AT CE3f TRALIA MAY 25. Ed Broaaoau Ed Bronson, creditable pre ' former in battles all over the Northwest in the past 18 months, meets Leo Cohn at Centralia a , week from tomorrow. Bronson is under the management of Bill Mathews, a cousin of Joe Rivers. In Cohn he meets another popu lar Northwest boy and some well mixed boxing is expected. .a l l 1 t 7?zs Os??y Z.7yhs Aboard story against the game' and naturally It will culminate In a demand on the supervisors to prohibit boxing matches. On the other hand, the followers of fistiana are lining up their strength and preparing for the conflict they foresee must come in the near future. The board, as it stands, is in favor of the game.' but whether it will hold out against the newspaper attacks is the question that is bothering the men who are promoting the various clubs. Alec McLean and Gilbert Gallant folded their tents and silently stole away from San Francisco. The Gal lant-Watson match was a fairly even affair for six rounds, with the shade favoring Gallant, when the Watson boy landed a punch that was low. Wat son dropped to the canvass and writhed In pain. He was awarded the decision by Referee Jim Griffin on a foul. It was evident to all who saw the punch that it was illegal and the referee had nothing to do but to give that sort of a verdict. Naturally the ending of the contest was decidedly unsatisfactory, but Inasmuch as the same boys had met twice in the past, it would hardly have been a drawing card to bring them together again, at least In the near fu ture. Gallant isn't the sort of a chap who would deliberately foul an opponent, but he has a style of bringing up his punches that make him dangerous from that standpoint. He was warned sev eral times by Griffin before the blow was landed that brought the fight to a close. At the cheap prices fifty cents for the bleacher seats Coffroth had $3000 In the hp use. which is not at all bad. At that rate, he can go ahead with the ordinary class of shows all during the Summer months. CLUB PLANS OPE.V HOUSE" Multnomah to Have Exhibition and Dance on May 2 9. Multnomah. Club's annual exhibition of class work by every department, for merly called "parents' Night," will be another open house. It is to be given May 29 and, following the exhibition of the class work, a dance will take place in the gymnasium. The last one. held in ApriL, was such an immense success that the club direc. tors decided to make housewarmihg a monthly feature. The directors do not expect quite such a crowd this time, but are sure that, when conducted as a monthly feature, these affairs will become one of the most pleasant functions of the club's social life. Even Canoes Are Included Under Provisions of Statute and Fines Are Imposed by Customs Men for Xavv Violations. Of 12 complaints lodged in one batch recently against boat-owners of the Willamette River for infractions of the Federal navigation laws, live were leveled at operators of pleasure craft for failure to show proper lights. It is seldom that the. Government smiles , at violators, even the lonesome canoeist or other operator of a pleas ure boat. W. D. Williams and A. M. Hanson, 1261 Wilbur street, operated a rowboat without a light and are liable to a fine of $250. Ellis Smith, 620 Market street, also forgot his lantern. For the benefit of motor-craft, sail boat and canoe owners, the navigation laws respecting lights are stated in this article. Every canoe and rowboat must have a light. That lantern must be lighted the minute the sun slides down be hind the hills on the West side of the river. Five minutes delay may mean a fine of any amount up to 2o0. The seeming severity of the customs officers is explained in the many acci dents which occur when boats are op erated without lights. The sheen of the water on even a moon-lit even ing makes it hard for pilots of other vessels to see the small boat without the light. Lavr Requires Light. The law says that the light must be kept in the boat and displayed when another boat approaches. Most canoeists have gone the law one better by arranging a rig on the back of the canoe which keeps the light always in view. Many rowboats are also equipped. The launch mugt be equipped as specified under the steam navigation laws. Any self-propelled boat is called steam-vessel. Any launch under 25 feet may have a combination light forward. A white light must be displayed aft. The com bination light has red for port, the left-hand side, and green for starboard the right-hand side. The boat over 25 feet and under 40 must have a white headlight, two side lights, the green and red, placed as for the smaller boat, and also the white light aft. Size Ik Increased. The Tig for the boats over 40 feet is the same as that for those over. 25 but the size of. the light is increased. These colored lights and others men tioned are called the "running lights," and are displayed only when the ves sel is actually under way. Bow and stern lights indicate the position of the boat when aground, tied or anchored. The sailboat has only the green and the red light when under way. One point to be remembered on both launches and sailboats is that the red and green lights must be so boxed as to be invisible across the bow and from the stern. This is accomplished by placing them In a right-angled two-sided box. The sailboat lights should not be too high on the stays, if placed there. One custom is to put them on the decks if the waves do not put the lights out. STUNTS FIGURE ON BILL VARIED PROGRAMME FOR DECORA.. TlOar DAY BEING ARRANGED. A Toung Thing seldom has a supply of adjectives equal to her enthusiasm. Yacht Club Members Will Keep Opei Honse and Dance WUI Fallow Dinner Parties at Niarht. Though two weeks remain for the Oregon Yacht Club to arrange the pro gramme for the Decoration day meet. a live day Is assured already. The events are many ajid the programme so long that sail boats will be a small portion of the whole. Swimming will have a part in a spe cial programme to be run off while the sailboats are rounding the bends. A few races will be staged, but the meet Is for fun more than expertness. The "stunt"- which produces - mirth will have the right of way over any thing serious, except of course the big yacht races. Canoe events, singles, 'doubles and mixed doubles, are on the bill, which will start shortly after noon, so that the programme will be well cleared up before the dinner hour. The yacht members will keep open house, and the guests will be served dinner in the private flats. Later in the evening a dance will take place at the clubhouse. Portland's river swimming pavilions are now being given the final touches preliminary to receiving .the Summer rush. The Oaks pavilion is ready to swing into the stream. American "Big Four" Wins. NEW YORK, May 16. After being penalized 1& points for fouls due to rough riding, the American four de feated the second team yesterday by 9hi to KVi goals in a fast polo -match at Westbury, Long Island. The "big four" rode over their opponents and their violations of the rules made the penalizing imperative. George Miller, the English polo expert, refereed the match. Hunters ! Keep In Korrri T""ON'T mis JL easy eame because you are rusty: Keep in trim at the trap-shooting club. Write for free booklet . "The Sport Alluring" and address of nearest club. Da Poet Powder Co. 1 - D1.WM The Most Wonfc Achievement by Any Motor-Driven Vehicle in the World. Erwin G. Baker arrived in New York City at midnight, May 14, breaking all previous Coast-to-Coast records He left San Diego, Cal., May 3d, at noon Eastern time, and reached New York 11 Days, 12 hours and 10 minutes afterwards. Baker rode a 1914 7 h. p. twin two speed, electrically equipped motorcycle with cradle spring frame. He had no mechanical difficulties whatever and from the Pacific to the Atlantic his motor never skipped. Baker's route included a 1027-mile desert stretch ' of sand and cactus, the negotiation of stupen dous mountain trails and dashes through roads in their worst possible condition. At the finish Baker stated: "I could not have possibly cut the Cqast-to-Coast record practically in half if I had not had under me the superb mechanical equipment of the Indian. "By reason of the cradle spring frame absorb ing all road shocks and vibrations my endurance was trebled. I was also enabled to make speed over rough surfaces that no rigid frame machine could have stood. "And when I came to Black Canon Pass, Ari zona, the two speed gave an exhibition that sur prised even an old motorcyclist like myself. Thai two speed took me up a rise of 7000 feet in nine miles without a minutes hesitation or trou ble. This was the supreme test of the two speed and how it did come across! "I especially wish to emphasize that the Indian I used was a stock machine, which I never rode until three hours before I started on my run." Baker's ride was made under the official auspices of the F. A. M. , which checked and verified his time. The previous transcontinental motorcycle record was 20 days, 9 hours and 1 minute. 2700 Indian dealers will supply you with the exact coun terpart of the machine that Baker rode in his record-breaking trip. ; ' t - Hendee Manufacturing Company Springfield, Mass. BALLOU WRIGI-1T i Distributors for Oregon Broadway at Oak 817 East Pike Portland, Oregon - Seattle, Wash. i 4 ft !